Horror as Man, wife, and three children found buried side by side in probe against cult leader Paul Mackenzie
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More bodies found in probe against Kilifi cult leader Paul Mackenzie with Man, wife, and three children found buried side by side
More bodies found in probe against Kilifi cult leader Paul Mackenzie with Man, wife, and three children found buried side by side.
Detectives exhuming bodies in the suspected mass burial sites in Shakahola village in Kilifi county on Saturday encountered bodies of five people believed to be from the same family.
The bodies were still freshly wrapped in a one-bed sheet and lying side by side in yet another horrific scene at the church land linked to cult leader Paul Mackenzie.
According to reports, the five bodies a man, a woman, and three kids belonged to one family.
The bodies were placed in a shallow grave of about three feet and had a stench, a sign they were buried a few weeks ago.
As at 4.30 pm on Saturday, 14 bodies had been exhumed from seven gravesites, bringing the number to 21 bodies that have been so far dug up over the past two days in the area.
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With 11 grave sites having been dug as at yesterday and with 21 bodies recovered, fears are rife that the cult leader’s teachings could have led to the death of over 100 people.
More bodies are suspected to have been buried in shallow graves.
In addition, Police went on a search for more people suspected to be still hiding and starving themselves in the larger forest owned by the leader of the Kilifi Cult Pastor Paul Mackenzie of the Good News International Church.
Meanwhile, Cult leader Paul Mackenzie behind the ‘Jangwani’ cult as his followers referred to remains in police custody.
The preacher was arrested on April 15 and has been in police custody since the Malindi High Court denied him release on bond.
However, the preacher is said to be on a hunger strike according to a police report on Saturday.
They said he had refused to take even a glass of water, on claims he was fasting and praying.
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